My old VAG cars
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cheechy
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My other Audi - moved from this - 2015 mk3 TTS
to this in Feb....
Had 5 TTs in all (mk2 197, tts and rs plus mk3 TTS and rs), 8p A3, VW Bora, mk1 Golf, Volvo 440, 2 diesel 205s, DTurbo 306 and a Vauxhall Cavalier (oh dear).
Best - have to say its the mk3 RS, worst was definitely the Volvo 440 - what a pile of junk that was...
to this in Feb....
Had 5 TTs in all (mk2 197, tts and rs plus mk3 TTS and rs), 8p A3, VW Bora, mk1 Golf, Volvo 440, 2 diesel 205s, DTurbo 306 and a Vauxhall Cavalier (oh dear).
Best - have to say its the mk3 RS, worst was definitely the Volvo 440 - what a pile of junk that was...
depronman
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Audi 80, Audi90, Audi80 Quattro, Coupe Quattro turbo (very nice), Audi 100 Avant TDI 2.5 (what an heap), Audi 100 2.2 petrol (nice barge), 911T (the beat that was out to kill you in the rain), VW Derby (cheapest car I ever bought, wiffy loved it) Beetle 1.3, Beetle 1.6S (both wiffies cars)
I've likely missed the odd one owe and four A2's
I've likely missed the odd one owe and four A2's
depronman
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Coupe Quattro I had was a 2.2 Kjet-tronic turbo 5 pot
The Audi 80 Quatrro was basically the same car but with a boot and no turbo
Both so sure footed, especially after my 911T which had tried its best ti kill me over 3 winters and just had to go before it finally succeeded, there are only so many time you can end up going backwards at 70 mph and not hit anything. In the dry it SOOOOOOO much fun to drive, but in the wet - well that was a completely different story, turbos in those days come on song in a rather abrupt way which was more than enough to break the back end of a 911T away from the tarmac
The Audi 80 Quatrro was basically the same car but with a boot and no turbo
Both so sure footed, especially after my 911T which had tried its best ti kill me over 3 winters and just had to go before it finally succeeded, there are only so many time you can end up going backwards at 70 mph and not hit anything. In the dry it SOOOOOOO much fun to drive, but in the wet - well that was a completely different story, turbos in those days come on song in a rather abrupt way which was more than enough to break the back end of a 911T away from the tarmac
Sootywg
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Audi Coupe 2.2 Injection (5 pot, all leather interior) loved that car, A4 tdi (90), A4 tdi (110), 4tdi (130) best of the A4s indicated 60mpg regularly. A4 Cabrio (2.5 tdi v6 Autotronic) best ever in the summer never had a problem with the gearbox despite reputation. Wife’s cars; Golf GTI Cabrio (great fun until it was stolen b’tards) Golf mk4 (1. 9tdi Auto), Golf mk6 (1.6 tdi semi auto “dieselgate victim) faster, smoother and more economic than the 1.9tdi.
Now the A2 (tdi 75) not really that much of a comedown! I really need to get those leather seats!?
Now the A2 (tdi 75) not really that much of a comedown! I really need to get those leather seats!?
quattrozed
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I know its been a while but do you have any more pics of this car?
I bought it back in 2001 or early 2002!
stevec
Member
You bought my old car?? Did you break car to use the shell after? Only pics i have are on non digital format. Will have to convert them.
Steve
quattrozed
New Member
No, I bought it off a lad in wales, he had rolled his silver campaign so transplanted the parts from the silver one to this shell. Its in a tatty state now but I plan to get it back on the road later this year
VAG fool
Member
Historically, I seem to have followed my parent's theme of owning British cars, then drifted into larger VAG.
Sharan 2.0S was our first, great car, did everything, so flexible. Scrapped it an only 90k because all the paint fell off and it had suffered a side swipe and a shunt.
Everything still worked.
Then came the Allroad...Nogaro blue 2.5 Tdi 180 manual with low range, bought at three years old and embarrasingly low mileage, sold it to my Dad when I knew that kids and dogs would just ruin it and it started getting expensive to put right.
Dad sold it at 160k on the original clutch.
I then got into Transporter T3's in a big way (disease)
Ran a South African 2.6i 5-pot Microbus as a daily for about 8 years, torquey beast with a LSD transaxle and made such a great sound north of 4k, drove the family 5-up to Austria in it, succumbed to rust in the end so I broke it and came out quids in
The 4wd syncro bus is one of the rare ones, a rhd twin slider getting upgraded to full Oettinger 3.2 flat 6 spec, should be about 180 bhp when I get the engine finished.
The resto has been a nightmare
Sharan 2.0S was our first, great car, did everything, so flexible. Scrapped it an only 90k because all the paint fell off and it had suffered a side swipe and a shunt.
Everything still worked.
Then came the Allroad...Nogaro blue 2.5 Tdi 180 manual with low range, bought at three years old and embarrasingly low mileage, sold it to my Dad when I knew that kids and dogs would just ruin it and it started getting expensive to put right.
Dad sold it at 160k on the original clutch.
I then got into Transporter T3's in a big way (disease)
Ran a South African 2.6i 5-pot Microbus as a daily for about 8 years, torquey beast with a LSD transaxle and made such a great sound north of 4k, drove the family 5-up to Austria in it, succumbed to rust in the end so I broke it and came out quids in
The 4wd syncro bus is one of the rare ones, a rhd twin slider getting upgraded to full Oettinger 3.2 flat 6 spec, should be about 180 bhp when I get the engine finished.
The resto has been a nightmare
quattrozed
New Member
quattrozed
New Member
VAG fool
Member
I've just bought a tidy "old" 1999 A4 avant (pre-facelift) after a tipoff from an old acquaintance.
1.8 20v, 76k, manual with recent mot for £300
Silver with blue cloth, climate, towbar, projector lamps and fogs but no roofbars ?and "keep fit' windows in the back!
The ideal daily workhorse.
1.8 20v, 76k, manual with recent mot for £300
Silver with blue cloth, climate, towbar, projector lamps and fogs but no roofbars ?and "keep fit' windows in the back!
The ideal daily workhorse.
Little Dog
A2OC Donor
I think that is a face lift model, we had a 1998 TDI Avant in Silver bought new, different head lights, door handles, side rubbing strips and bumper. The roof bars were a factory option that we specified along climate. Managed 275K miles; sold it on as a tidy good runner.
I've only fairly recently bought my first non vag car ! Here goes:
1988 1.0l polo breadvan ( first car)
2000 1.4 seat ibiza
2001 1.4 seat ibiza
2001 1.9tdi 110hp seat ibiza sport (heavily modified)
2004 mk1 leon cupra r 225 ( ran about 270bhp)
1983 mk1 golf gti with stage 2 g60 engine
1995 mk3 golf vr6
2004 1.9tdi 130 audi A4 avant
2001 1.9tdi 110hp seat toledo
1995 mk3 golf 2.0 8v ( horrible car!)
2010 2.0t skoda Octavia vrs (tuned to 265hp)
2014 2.0tdi 184hp seat Leon fr estate
2016 1.6tdi vw touran
2011 1.2tsi skoda fabia monte carlo
2018 1.6tdi vw touran
Current cars :
2016 2.0tdci ford smax ( first non vag car!)
2003 1.4tdi audi a2
2007 Audi b7 rs4 avant
Will try and dig out pictures to post .
1988 1.0l polo breadvan ( first car)
2000 1.4 seat ibiza
2001 1.4 seat ibiza
2001 1.9tdi 110hp seat ibiza sport (heavily modified)
2004 mk1 leon cupra r 225 ( ran about 270bhp)
1983 mk1 golf gti with stage 2 g60 engine
1995 mk3 golf vr6
2004 1.9tdi 130 audi A4 avant
2001 1.9tdi 110hp seat toledo
1995 mk3 golf 2.0 8v ( horrible car!)
2010 2.0t skoda Octavia vrs (tuned to 265hp)
2014 2.0tdi 184hp seat Leon fr estate
2016 1.6tdi vw touran
2011 1.2tsi skoda fabia monte carlo
2018 1.6tdi vw touran
Current cars :
2016 2.0tdci ford smax ( first non vag car!)
2003 1.4tdi audi a2
2007 Audi b7 rs4 avant
Will try and dig out pictures to post .